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Nineveh and Babylon; a narrative of a second expedition to Assyria during the years 1849, 1850, and 1851 (1867)

Layard, Austen Henry, Sir, 1817-1894 · London J. Murray · leaf 24

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When the king is represented on horseback, he is attendedby a horseman leading a second horse for his use. In some IXTRODUCTION. XXVll bas-reliefs the king is seen engaged on foot in close combatwith the lion, and transfixing it with a spear or an arrow.Attendants standing behind are reatly to… … / Wild Ass captured by Hounds. the wild ass, an animal still found in the Mesopotamiandesert. It is pursued by the king on horseback. He is

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Assyria · Assyria -- Description and travel · Nineveh (Extinct city) · Babylon (Extinct city)

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